Thread: What about a trip to Yalwal area?

If your interested in Yarramunmun and who isn't there are 3 or 4 ways to get to this hill, which is the reason that everyone wants to do Yarramunmun;
from the bottom looking up.

From the top looking down.


From Yalwal Rd turn left at Deans Gap Rd go for a few Ks Turn Right onto Mint Bush and follow till Monkey Gum then Turn right, (it's a Y intersection) keeping on Mint Bush, at the bottom keep left and follow down to the creek, sections of this are hard being rock steps, after this go across the creek and follow the track all the way to the bottom of the hill, trust you'll know it once your there, at the top you can go left or right.

If you go left (this is only if you can get up the hill ) it will take you to the Yarramunmun fire trail and back to Braidwood Rd and the falls, Right goes towards Nowra around the back of the dam i think(haven't done this) .

If you choose not to do this then when you get to Monkey Gum vear left onto Monkey gum and follow this back to Deans Gap Rd it's a very good track and will challenge you, once you get to Deans gap You can go left or right, right goes to Braidwood Rd and the beginning of Yarramunmun Fire Trail or left will take you back to those Power line tracks you would of seen on the way in

There so many great tracks to go on.

If I'm not mistaken Baz - that hill is called the "Widowmaker". If it's the one I'm thinking of it turns to the left at the bottom. We used that hill in both directions for showing what stock KJ Jeeps (Cherokee's) could do for the press launch. They did go up better than they came down because of IFS compression.

Yep thats it couldn't remember the name LROC do trips there too i think, it's pretty rutted now and the step near the top is bigger too.

At the creek now are 2 ways in and out and also the rock step section is a bit more washed out.

we did that track last year with the tuff trip guys, if i remember correctly i scull dragged a 130 up the last section of that! lots of fun

Sounds like a challenge. We can meet at south Nowra if you like, or even my place, but it's probably easier to meet at the South Nowra Mc Donalds. Jus make sure someone's got a winch to help us poor buggers in the less modified vehicles get up :wink:

I've always known it as "Rollover" first time we attacked it was because we arrived there by mistake, at the top there was a sizeable tree root across the track making a decent step to get over.

If you go left you end up back on the Yarramunmun trail then you can get back to the dam/camping area if you go right it takes you to a dead end or you can head back down to Boolijong creek (haven't been down that one).

From the 1:25k series Yalwal sheet


Some of the GPS tracks (green) date back to 1999/2000 before I had an external aerial, which is why they are a bit broken.


Looking back down the hill (same hill as Redbacks)

Not sure if I will be able to make it for those weekends but will try.

Just looking at these and thinking I'm even more ****ed of with the Parks for locking up the Etremma creek area - used to be fantastic driving through that area.



Bushie

We're out. The LROC "Bush Restaurant" at Newnes is a goer as I was contacted about it last night.

Sorry blokes.... next time?

Originally posted by Bushie
I've always known it as "Rollover" first time we attacked it was because we arrived there by mistake, at the top there was a sizeable tree root across the track making a decent step to get over.

If you go left you end up back on the Yarramunmun trail then you can get back to the dam/camping area if you go right it takes you to a dead end or you can head back down to Boolijong creek (haven't been down that one).

From the 1:25k series Yalwal sheet


Some of the GPS tracks (green) date back to 1999/2000 before I had an external aerial, which is why they are a bit broken.


Looking back down the hill (same hill as Redbacks)

Not sure if I will be able to make it for those weekends but will try.

Just looking at these and thinking I'm even more ****ed of with the Parks for locking up the Etremma creek area - used to be fantastic driving through that area.



Bushie

Hey looking at your map that track to the left before the hill goes around and up to the top as well, i noticed it at the bottom, have you been on it.

I also noticed before the top of Rollover/widowmaker the track off to the right i'm assuming thats the same track.

Baz.